Numerical Classification of the Climate of South and Southeast Asia

Abstract

The method of numerical taxonomy in combination with discriminant function has been proven useful in setting up readily mappable climatic regions. Nine regions have thus been established for the rice-growing South and Southeast Asia, as shown in Fig. 4. The mean monthly temperatures and rainfalls are illustrated in Fig. 3 for the sample stations belonging to each region. Climatic features of each region have been briefly described.